{"id":21,"date":"2019-09-05T14:08:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T14:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/about\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2019-09-05T14:08:32","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T14:08:32","slug":"strategic-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/about\/strategic-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic initiatives &amp; research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MIT is where research is applied to the toughest problems. The world needs new, better models and systems for information exchange. It\u2019s up to us, and our partners around the world, to invent them.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left;margin-bottom: 2em\">\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-48\" src=\"http:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/09\/CREOS-about-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Challenges Summit\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/09\/CREOS-about-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/09\/CREOS-about-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/09\/CREOS-about.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Get to know CREOS<\/h2>\n<p>The Center for Research on Equitable and Open Scholarship (CREOS) investigates how disparate communities can participate in scholarship with minimal bias or barriers.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the MIT Libraries, CREOS leverages MIT\u2019s longstanding emphasis on innovation, entrepreneurship, and open sharing of educational and research materials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/creos\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Other initiatives and research<\/h2>\n<p>To further MIT\u2019s mission to build a better world, we are working to make the Institute\u2019s distinct body of knowledge more open, equitable, accessible, and durable.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 5%\">\n<h3>Hayden Library renovation<\/h3>\n<p>A recent redesign of Hayden Library reflects our vision for the future of library spaces, with an emphasis on accessibility, inclusivity, collaboration, and community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 5%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/future-spaces\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 5%\">\n<h3>Sharing MIT research and scholarship with the world<\/h3>\n<p>Recommendations from the Open Access Task Force propose ways to support and increase the open sharing of MIT publications, data, software, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 5%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2019\/open-access-task-force-releases-final-recommendations-1017\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 5%\">\n<h3>Digital Preservation at MIT<\/h3>\n<p>Discover strategies for ensuring long-term preservation of MIT Libraries digital collections and collaborations with content curators and others across the Libraries and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 5%\"><a href=\"\/about\/strategic-initiatives\/digital-preservation\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIT is where research is applied to the toughest problems. 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